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by
Frances King
Moosetta's Creative Caterers
www.wedoitallcatering.com
reprinted with permission
Copyright 2000 ® Frances King,
Moosetta's Creative Caterers
and The readers of Bliss! Weddings
We invite you to send us additional questions for the below chart by sending email to info@blissweddings.com
| Caterer #1 | Caterer #2 | Caterer #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company Name | ||||
| Contact Name | ||||
| Address | ||||
| Telephone | ||||
| Email Address | ||||
| Website Address | ||||
| 1. | Are you a full-time caterer? | |||
| 2. | What do you do the rest of the week? | |||
| 3. | What kind of experience, background, and education do you have? | |||
| 4. | Have you received any formal classroom training as a caterer/chef? | |||
| 5. | How long have you been a caterer, and how many events have you catered?? | |||
| 6. | Have you handled events of my type and size before? | |||
| 7. | Why did you choose catering as a career? | |||
| 8. | What makes you better or different than another caterer? | |||
| 9. | What are the reasons you think we should hire you? | |||
| 10. | Do you have all the necessary licenses and health permits? | |||
| 11. | Are you properly insured? | |||
| 12. | Do you provide tasting consultations/food tastings? | |||
| 13. | Is there a fee for such tastings? | |||
| 14. | How many people can I bring along with me to the tasting? | |||
| 15. | What time do you arrive to setup your equipment? | |||
| 16. | Hours of service: | |||
| 17. | What equipment do you provide? | |||
| 18. | Do you bring backup equipment? | |||
| 19. | What is the staff to guest ratio? | |||
| 20. | What is the staff dress code? Formal or casual? | |||
| 21. | If buffet style is offered, are servers provided or will it be self-serve? | |||
| 22. | Is there an extra charge for buffet servers? If so, how much? | |||
| 23. | Do you have a liquor license? | |||
| 24. | Is there an extra charge for bartenders? If so, how much? | |||
| 25. | Who is supplying the liquor, water, ice, etc.? | |||
| 26. | Do you provide cake cutting/serving service? Is it part of the basic package? If not, what is the additional cost? | |||
| 27. | Do you provide the wedding cake, or should I hire an outside baker? | |||
| 28. | If caterer provides the cake, is there an extra charge? If so, how much? | |||
| 29. | Is the champagne toasting service included or is that an extra charge? If an extra charge, how much? | |||
| 30. | When is the final headcount due? | |||
| 31. | Does the headcount include wedding professionals at the event (photographers, DJs, etc.)? | |||
| 32. | Are there special prices for children? | |||
| 33. | Are there special prices for feeding our DJ, band, photographer and other wedding professionals? | |||
| 34. | Is a deposit required? If so, how much? | |||
| 35. | When is the deposit due? | |||
| 36. | May I make partial payments? | |||
| 37. | When is the final payment due? | |||
| 38. | Is gratuity included in the price? | |||
| 39. | If not, what is the percentage of the service charge? | |||
| 40. | What percentage are the taxes? | |||
| 41. | What is the overtime charge? | |||
| 42. | Is the set-up and clean-up included in the final price? | |||
| 43. | What are the costs for alcohol and beverages? | |||
| 44. | Do you provide linens, tables, chairs, china, glassware, silverware, serving accessories, etc.? | |||
| 45. | Are the above items included in the basic price or are they extra? If extra, how much? | |||
| 46. | Do you provide rentals, or are they from another company? | |||
| 47. | Are there any additional charges not mentioned? (i.e. travel) | |||
| 48. | Do you provide a written contract and guarantee? | |||
| 49. | What are the refunds/cancellation terms? | |||
| 50. | What is your leftover policy? | |||
| 51. | Package 1: | |||
| 52. | Cost of Package 1: | |||
| 53. | Package 2: | |||
| 54. | Cost of Package 2: | |||
| 55. | Package 3: | |||
| 56. | Cost of Package 3: | |||
| 57. | A question to ask yourself: Has the caterer addressed your personal concerns satisfactorily? | |||
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